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Certifications in all areas of IT consulting are becoming more prevalent, but which ones really make a difference in pay and hiring trends, here is the answer from new research and analysis at certmag.com and our own research into the 3,000+ new requests for IT consultants over the last year: 
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Security Specialist - CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) Cisco Network Specialist - CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Systems Administrator - MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Breakfix hardware technician - A+ SAP Functional Expert - SAP Certification in the module required i.e. FI/CO, MM, HR, PM1 z- G4 b1 j( G- y, D# { 
 
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" o/ O# n3 A- P$ S- pProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer) 
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:& U! [% k0 T2 W9 m 
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Business Analysis 
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Technical/Web Writing 
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1 \+ P! _" A+ [The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are: 
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase$ }+ W7 Z% ~! [" K' U 
MCT      - average $11,723 increase  
1 T* d* a8 S" S1 q/ mCCNA     - average $9967 increase / q! E' T9 b9 z# a8 w% O 
CNE      - average $7262 increase  
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0 w* ~& R  j/ K$ v+ m" cCNA      - average $7061 increase  
, Z& ^7 V# e1 c( T  _0 Y2 XNetwork+ - average $6487 increase 
& `* e1 D' i5 Q. j" {0 vA+       - average $5134 increase/ M0 ^$ [2 B' _3 K$ P7 } 
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.: j9 n& F& V( S& O0 P( I+ h 
 
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 6 L1 O, d& G$ X3 n9 R  E- p 
 
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8. "It worked yesterday."  
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6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."  
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4. "Did you check for a virus?"  
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2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"  
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